Bodog Beat

Dwyane Wade had issues hitting his shots all night, therefore the Heat were worse than usual (AP Images)

• Philadelphia 101, Miami 84

  Shawn Marion can't arrive in Miami any quicker, as the Heat continue to struggle to put up 90 points in a contest.

  The 76ers held Dwyane Wade in check all night, holding him to 19 points off of 5-17 shooting ,which pretty much killed any chance of the Heat gaining an advantage in this contest.

  Andre Iguodala led the way for the Sixers, scoring 25 points, with eight rebounds and three blocks but he had more help on offense than Wade. Point guard Andre Miller chipped in 21 points, wtih six rebounds and seven assists.

  Oddsmakers made the Sixers huge favorites in the contest and they delivered. Philly easily covered the -9.5 spread.

• Houston 92, Cleveland 77 LeBron James did everything he could but his teamates couldn't make their open shots.

  James had 32 points along with seven rebounds and six assists but only got 13 points from the second-leading scorer, Larry Hughes, and he was 6-16 from the field.

  The Rockets, on the other hand, had a more balanced attack. Yao Ming had 22 points and 12 rebounds, Shane Battier had 15 points and eight rebounds, while point guard Raefer Alston 17 points with nine dimes.

  The Rockets easily covered the five-point spread in the contest.